>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
In reaction to strong earnings/guidance
:
  • PDLI +21.9%, FNKO +13.2%, CCXI +9.6%, SPKE +9.3%, (also announces two acquisitions and retains Morgan Stanley as financial advisor to explore strategic alternatives), UNFI +8.3%, UPLD +7.6%, LOCO +7.3%, KMG +5.5%, FLXN +3.7%,PAGS +2.4%, CRSP +1.5%, PIRS +1.4%, CHRS +1.1%, REGI +0.9%
M&A news:
  • DAN +1% (Dana Inc to combine with the Driveline division of GKN)
Other news:
  • ACRX +15.8% (announces receipt of Type A FDA meeting minutes and plans to resubmit the DSUVIA New Drug Application in Q2 2018; reported earnings)
  • TXMD +13.4% (announced FDA acceptance of NDA and PDUFA date for TX-001HR of October 28, 2018 )
  • DPW +11.6% (DPW Holdings subsidiary Super Crypto Mining to purchase another 1,100 S9 mining machines)
  • DTEA +8.2% (DAVIDsTEA co-founder Herschel Segal steps down from Board; he (Rainy Day Investments) decided to begin the process of exploring leading a privatization transaction for DTEA; Board considering options; COO also reigns from Board)
  • MYOK +3.4% (announces positive results from low-dose cohort of Phase 2 PIONEER-HCM study of Mavacamten in symptomatic, obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients; also reports earnings)
  • WYNN +2.5% (Wynn Resorts, Universal Entertainment and Aruze USA reach settlement agreement )
  • ENT +1.3% (announced $150 mln investment from Searchlight Capital Partners, appointed Jeff Leddy as Executive Chairman and Josh Marks as CEO)
  • GNC +1.2% (GNC Holdings and Guardian Healthcare announced 'major' expansion of presence in India - expected to increase to over 4,000 retail outlets across India by 2020)
  • WEN +1.1% (CFO disclosed the purchase of 5K shares)
Analyst comments:
  • CORT +4.9% (initiated with a Buy at B. Riley FBR)
  • CYBR +2.4% (upgraded to Buy at BofA/Merrill)
  • WMB +1.2% (upgraded to Overweight at JP Morgan)
  • BURL +0.9% (initiated with a Buy at Loop Capital)